c. 2014 Religion News Service BALTIMORE (RNS) The nation’s Catholic bishops are jumping into the increasingly contentious battle over immigration...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) In demoting American Cardinal Raymond Burke from his powerful perch at the Vatican, Pope Francis has...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis raised the prospect of no-cost marriage annulments on Wednesday (November 5) after...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) American Cardinal Raymond Burke, the feisty former archbishop of St. Louis who has emerged as the face of the...

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) The decision by a Jesuit university in Nebraska to provide benefits to spouses of gay employees has prompted a strong...

c. 2014 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Brittany Maynard’s decision to die soon by a legal, lethal prescription, rather than let a brain...

c. 2014 Religion News Service Editors' note: This story has been amended to clarify any confusion over the translation of the pope's...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis said Thursday (Oct. 23) that keeping inmates isolated in maximum security prisons is “a...

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Pope Francis and senior Catholic leaders wrapped up their two-week Vatican summit on the challenges of modern family...

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) A new report shows that Catholic sisters in the U.S. face a more serious challenge to their existence than the Vatican...